- worn out
- ,worn `out adjective1. ) too old or damaged to use any longer:dirty worn out shoes2. ) extremely tired: EXHAUSTED:He looked worn out, as if he'd missed a night's sleep.
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worn out
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Worn-out — a. Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn out garments. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worn out — adj 1.) very tired because you have been working hard = ↑exhausted ▪ You must be absolutely worn out. 2.) too old or damaged to be used ▪ a pair of old worn out walking boots … Dictionary of contemporary English
worn out — index decadent, dilapidated, old, stale, trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
worn out — adjective a) Damaged and useless due to hard or continued use. That old tractor is worn out. b) Exhausted or fatigued from exertion. I was worn out after all that work … Wiktionary
worn-out — adjective a) Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective. There is no challenge in fighting a worn out old man. b) Exhausted or fatigued from exertion. He still wears his old worn out shoes … Wiktionary
worn-out — adj. Worn out is used with these nouns: ↑cliché, ↑jeans, ↑shoe, ↑sneaker … Collocations dictionary
worn out — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abjured, ablated, all in, antiquated, antique, archaic, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, bone weary, burned out, burnt up, bushed, consumed, dead, dead and alive, dead tired, deadbeat, depleted, deserted … Moby Thesaurus
worn-out — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. used up, gone, destroyed; see ruined 1 , 2 , useless 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused,… … English dictionary for students
worn-out — /wawrn owt , wohrn /, adj. 1. worn or used beyond repair. 2. depleted of energy, strength, or enthusiasm; exhausted; fatigued. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
worn-out — adjective Date: 15th century exhausted or used up by or as if by wear … New Collegiate Dictionary
